Mississippi, Texas Tie ECHL Record With Three Hat Tricks

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PRINCETON, N.J. - For the first time since 1999, and only the seventh time since 1991-92, there were three hat tricks scored in an ECHL game when Texas beat Mississippi 10-5 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Saturday. Max Taylor and Moises Gutierrez each scored three goals for Texas while Lance Monych had three goals for Mississippi.

Since 1991-92 there have been 120 games with two hat tricks including four times this season.

The last time there were three hat tricks in a game was Jan. 3, 1999 when Baton Rouge beat Tallahassee 7-3 as B.J. Johnston and Bryan Richardson each had three goals for Baton Rouge and Mike Sancimino had three goals for Tallahassee.

The first time there were three hat tricks in an ECHL game was Jan. 24, 1992 when Columbus beat Knoxville 12-4. Trent Kaese and Kevin Alexander each had three goals for Columbus and Greg Pankewicz had three goals for Knoxville.

Three times in league history there have been three hat tricks scored by a single team. Kurt Kabat, Victor Gervais and Brian Martin of Hampton Roads each scored three goals in a 9-4 win against Roanoke on Mar. 16, 1993. Brandon Coates scored four goals and Gerry Daley and Tim Sullivan each scored three goals as Nashville beat Huntington 16-3 on Jan. 30, 1994. Jamey Hicks scored four goals and Mike Barrie and Stefan Rivard each had three goals as Birmingham beat Tallahassee 14-1 on Mar. 21, 1998.

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Considering how much the ECHL game has changed since the early days, to have any individual performances nowadays match something from the early days is quite an accomplishment.